þingsstaþer (OSw) þingstaðr (ON) þingstöð (ON) noun

In order to be legal, assemblies had to be held at specific locations, of which not much else is specified in the laws. The assembly site was only named in the OIce Jó and Js (øxaráþing). ONorw Gulaþing (q.v.) etc. presumably referred to districts rather than specific locations. There was to be one in each hundari (q.v.) according to OSw SdmL and UL, and according to HL the þingsstaþer of the sokn ‘parish’ was to be located anywhere but at the vicarage (OSw kirkiubol, q.v.) reflecting a division between secular and ecclesiastical matters. Although the word does not appear in ODan laws, the assembly site, according to ESjL, was decided by the king and approved by the men of the hæreth (see hæraþ), suggesting one in each such district.

assembly place OIce Grg Þsþ 61
assembly site OIce Jó Þfb 1
OIce Js Þfb 1 Mah 18
ONorw MLL Þfb 1, 4
OSw SdmL Mb, Tjdb, Rb, Till
OSw UL Mb, Rb
OSw VmL Rb
court meeting place OSw KrL Rb Add
OSw MEL Rb
place where an assembly is held ONorw FrL Var 12
thing site OSw DL Rb
OSw HL Rb Refs:

Brink forthcoming; KLNM s.v. tingsted